spring tab

ˈsprɪŋ tæb

Definition

Definition of spring tab - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mechanical

TECH.

small lever with spring mechanism

TECH.

The spring tab holds the battery in place.

catch

lever

switch

technology

TECH.

feature in software mimicking spring action

TECH.

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Expressions with spring

spring up

to rise or jump suddenly from a position

He sprang up from his chair when he heard the news..

spring chicken

person who is no longer young

She admitted she was no spring chicken anymore.

spring from

move or jump suddenly from a place

The cat sprang from the tree onto the roof.

spring on

suddenly present something unexpected to someone

They sprang the news on us during dinner.

spring a trap

cause a trap to close suddenly

The hunter sprang a trap to catch the rabbit.

spring in your step

lively and energetic manner of walking

After the raise, there was a spring in your step all day.

Expressions with tab

pick up the tab

accept responsibility to pay a bill

After dinner, he decided to pick up the tab.

on the company tab

adj.

paid for by a business instead of a person

We had an on the company tab lunch yesterday.

on the tab

adv.

added to the bill to be paid later

Put the drinks on the tab, please.

on your tab

adv.

added to your bill to be paid later

Put the drinks on your tab and pay later.

pick up a tab

pay the bill for a group

After dinner, he offered to pick up a tab for everyone.

run a tab

accumulate charges to be paid later

We can run a tab and settle the bill at the end of the night.

run up a tab

accumulate charges at a bar or restaurant

They decided to run up a tab at the bar.

pull tab

small strip to open packaging

She used the pull tab to open the snack bag.

tab key

key for switching between fields in forms

Use the tab key to move to the next field.

close the tab

settle the bill at a bar or restaurant

He decided to close the tab before leaving the bar.

Examples of spring tab in a sentence

A broken spring tab can cause the device to malfunction.
The app's spring tab simulates a real button press.
Use the spring tab to collapse the sidebar.

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French:languette à ressort, onglet à ressort, ...
German:Federhebel, Federfunktion, ...
Italian:linguetta a molla, scheda a molla, ...
Spanish:lengüeta de resorte, lengüeta elástica, ...
Portuguese:lingueta com mola, separador de mola, ...
Chinese:弹簧扣, 弹簧式选项卡, ...
Japanese:スプリングタブ, バネタブ, ...
Arabic:رافعة نابضية, لِسان نَابِض, ...
Hebrew:לָשׁוֹן קָפִיץ, לְשׁוֹנִית קְפִיצִית, ...
Russian:пружинная защелка, вкладка с пружиной, ...
Ukrainian:пружинна засувка, вкладка-пружина, ...
Hindi:स्प्रिंग टैब, स्प्रिंग टैब फीचर, ...
Bengali:স্প্রিং ট্যাব, ...
Catalan:pestanya de molla, pestanya de moll, ...
Czech:pružinová západka, záložka s pružinovým efektem, ...
Danish:fjederklap, fjederfane, ...
Dutch:veertab, springtab, ...
Greek:μοχλός ελατηρίου, καρτέλα ελατηρίου, ...
Hungarian:rugós fül, rugós működésű fül, ...
Khmer:ដងបញ្ចេញតូចដែលមានយន្តការស្ព្រីង, ផ្ទាំងបញ្ជាដែលមានចលនាដូចស្ព្រីង, ...
Korean:스프링 탭, 스프링 기능, ...
Persian:زبانه فنری, تب فنری, ...
Polish:zatrzask sprężynowy, zakładka sprężynowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):aba de mola, ...
Romanian:arc cu clapetă, fila arc, ...
Swedish:fjäderflik, fjäderflikfunktion, ...
Thai:แท็บสปริง, ฟีเจอร์สปริง, ...
Turkish:yaylı sekme, yay sekmesi, ...
Vietnamese:cần gạt lò xo, thẻ lò xo, ...

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